Grok Imagine Video vs Seedance 2.0
Preferred for text to video: Seedance 2.0 · Preferred for image to video: Seedance 2.0 · Lowest entry price: Grok Imagine Video. Quality scores are blind human-preference votes; specs and prices come from each lab’s listings.
xAIGrok Imagine Video
- Arena1,415
- From$0.05/s
- Max length15 s
ByteDance SeedSeedance 2.0
- Arena1,479
- From$0.067/s
- Max length15 s
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Where they differ
Quality is the arena score from blind, side-by-side human votes. Price, length and resolution come from each lab’s own listings.
- Preferred for text to videoSeedance 2.0Grok Imagine Video 1,342 (#18) · Seedance 2.0 1,479 (#5) — blind human votes
- Preferred for image to videoSeedance 2.0Grok Imagine Video 1,415 (#12) · Seedance 2.0 1,475 (#5) — blind human votes
- Lowest entry priceGrok Imagine VideoGrok Imagine Video from $0.05/s (480p) · Seedance 2.0 from $0.067/s (480p)
- Longest clipsSame maximum lengthGrok Imagine Video: 1–15 s · Seedance 2.0: 4–15 s
- Highest resolutionSeedance 2.0Grok Imagine Video: 720p · Seedance 2.0: 4K
- NewestSeedance 2.0Grok Imagine Video Jan 28, 2026 · Seedance 2.0 Feb 12, 2026
- Widest inputsSeedance 2.0Grok Imagine Video: Text prompts, Reference images, Video · Seedance 2.0: Text prompts, Reference images, Audio, Video
- Native audioSeedance 2.0Generates an audio track with the video: Grok Imagine Video no · Seedance 2.0 yes
- Image to videoBoth animate imagesStarts from an uploaded image: Grok Imagine Video yes · Seedance 2.0 yes
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs and apps
- Most API hostsSeedance 2.0Grok Imagine Video: 1 · Seedance 2.0: 2
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| Specification | Grok Imagine VideoxAI | Seedance 2.0ByteDance Seed |
|---|---|---|
| Quality (blind human votes) | ||
| Text to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,342 ±6#18 of 48 · 165,462 votes | 1,479 ±8#5 of 48 · 56,318 votes (best) |
| Image to video arenaElo-style score · higher is better | 1,415 ±4#12 of 48 · 554,050 votes | 1,475 ±7#5 of 48 · 121,427 votes (best) |
| Price | ||
| Starting price | $0.05/s 480p (best) | $0.067/s 480p |
| Top price | $0.07/s 720p | — |
| 10-second clip | $0.50at the starting rate (best) | $0.673at the starting rate |
| Extra charges | $0.002 per input image | — |
| How it is billed | Per second | Billed per video token; higher at 1080p and 4K. |
| Output | ||
| Produces | Video | Video with sound |
| Resolutions | 480p · 720p | 480p · 720p · 1080p · 4K |
| Highest resolution | 720p | 4K (best) |
| Clip length | 1–15 s | 4–15 s |
| Longest clip | 15 s | 15 s |
| Sound | — | Optional |
| Frame control | First frame only | First and last frame |
| Inputs | ||
| Text prompts | Yes | Yes |
| Start image (image to video) | Yes | Yes |
| Video input | Yes | Yes |
| Audio input | No | Yes |
| References | Up to 7 reference images; edits existing video | Image, video and audio |
| Access | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | grok-imagine-video | — |
| API hosts | 1 | 2 (best) |
| Released | Jan 28, 2026 | Feb 12, 2026 |
Which should you choose?
Which is better, Grok Imagine Video or Seedance 2.0?
For text to video, voters prefer Seedance 2.0 (Grok Imagine Video 1,342 (#18) · Seedance 2.0 1,479 (#5)). For image to video, voters prefer Seedance 2.0 (Grok Imagine Video 1,415 (#12) · Seedance 2.0 1,475 (#5)). Arena scores come from blind, side-by-side human votes on the same prompts; when the gap is inside both models’ error margins we call it a tie. Test your own prompts before you commit.
Which is cheaper?
Grok Imagine Video costs from $0.05/s (480p), up to $0.07/s (720p); Seedance 2.0 costs from $0.067/s (480p). A 10-second clip at the lowest rate: Grok Imagine Video $0.50, Seedance 2.0 $0.673. Prices are list rates and change often; check the lab before budgeting.
How long can the videos be, and at what resolution?
Grok Imagine Video: 1–15 s, 480p / 720p; Seedance 2.0: 4–15 s, 480p / 720p / 1080p / 4K.
What is the difference between Grok Imagine Video and Seedance 2.0?
Grok Imagine Video is a video model from xAI (Jan 28, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images and video and producing video. Seedance 2.0 is a video model from ByteDance Seed (Feb 12, 2026), taking text prompts, reference images, audio and video and producing video with sound.
Which is newer?
Grok Imagine Video Jan 28, 2026; Seedance 2.0 Feb 12, 2026.
Which generates video with sound?
Generates an audio track with the video: Grok Imagine Video no; Seedance 2.0 yes.
Can I run any of these on my own hardware?
No open weights. Both are available only through APIs and apps.
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